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Once More Unto the Breach
To many people, certainly those who identify themselves as “progressive” in the pro-welfare state, LGBT-rights, Roe vs Wade, race/gender...
MC
Aug 25, 20186 min read


Disabling FDR
We often take diversity for granted., especially in racially polyglot nations like Canada, the US, or Singapore. In fact, the scope of...
MC
Jul 31, 201811 min read


Movie Review: A "Solo" Adventure
The most significant difference between the ‘Star Wars’ anthology films and the so-called ‘saga episodes’ is that the stories aren’t...
MC
May 31, 20186 min read


The Last Jedi: Childhood's End
It has taken me a while to write about the latest chapter in the 'Star Wars' saga. This is not just because I procrastinated in watching...
MC
Jan 15, 20188 min read


According to What?: Ai Wewei Today
Like most years of late, 2017 wound down on a bittersweet note. This website celebrates one full year of existence in which our...
MC
Jan 9, 201814 min read


May the Force Be With You: Star Wars and Religion
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was no God. Or not, at least, the walking, talking God of the Old and New Testament...
MC
Nov 14, 201710 min read


Rick and Morty: Tears Between Laughs
Contemporary cartoons have a much wider audience then in previous generations and a large part of this demographic expansion is due to...
MC
Oct 27, 201710 min read


Retro Movie Review: Logan
Hollywood likes nothing better than to be stuck in a profitable rut, and history shows that, having stumbled across a money-making genre,...
MC
Oct 11, 20179 min read


Rage Against the Machine: The Strange Journey of Ai Weiwei
The recent passing of dissident and former 1989 Tianamen Square student leader Liu Xiaobo has arguably left a yawning gap in that the...
MC
Jul 21, 201717 min read


The Persistence of Hope: Vincent Van Gogh
“And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.” --1 Corinthians 13:13 As Don McLean sang in 1971,...
MC
Jun 12, 20176 min read


The Fault in Our Stars: Retro Review of 'The Theory of Everything.'
What is it about film awards and biopics about damaged geniuses? Movies like ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ ‘Shine,’ ‘My Left Foot’ ‘Amadeus,’ and...
MC
Mar 26, 20176 min read


Review: Rogue One - A Star Wars Story
<Spoiler Alert: the following article reveals plot details about the current 'Star Wars' movie. If you have NOT seen 'Rogue One' yet, you...
Mark Chin
Dec 21, 20169 min read


Review: All the Way
Having come through (or survived, depending on your point of view) a tumultuous US presidential election year, it is perhaps appropriate...
Mark Chin
Dec 17, 20166 min read
Review: Ai Weiwei - the Fake Case
To anyone unfamiliar with the story of artist Ai Weiwei the initial few minutes of this documentary will be confusing. However, patient...
Mark Chin
Nov 30, 20163 min read


Less is More: Leonard Cohen (Sept 21st, 1934 - Nov. 10th, 2016)
The news is as sad as it was inevitable. Leonard Cohen -- he of the spare, searing lyrics, deep, sonorous voice and deeper messages, who...
Mark Chin
Nov 11, 20163 min read


Boldly Hope: Star Trek at 50
Fifty years after its premiere episode aired, Star Trek arguably remains the yardstick for intelligent science fiction on television...
Mark Chin
Nov 1, 20169 min read
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